Detecting Integrity Attacks on Industrial Control Systems
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
Industrial control systems monitor and control critical infrastructure assets such as the electric power grid, oil and gas pipelines, transportation systems and water treatment and supply facilities. Attacks that impact the operations of these critical assets could have devastating consequences to society. The complexity and interconnectivity of industrial control systems have introduced vulnerabilities and attack surfaces that previously did not exist. The numerous communications paths and ingress and egress points, technological diversity and strict operating requirements provide myriad opportunities for a motivated adversary. This paper investigates the detection of integrity errors in industrial control systems by correlating state values from field devices. Specifically, it considers a formulation of the classic Byzantine Generals Problem in the context of industrial control systems. The results demonstrate that leveraging physical system properties allows the inference of system states to identify integrity compromises.
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-45355-1_1
Source Publication
Critical Infrastructure Protection VIII
Recommended Citation
Arnold C., Butts J., Thirunarayan K. (2014) Detecting Integrity Attacks on Industrial Control Systems. In: Butts J., Shenoi S. (eds) Critical Infrastructure Protection VIII. ICCIP 2014. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 441. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45355-1_1
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